Seven volunteers from Kansas BHA and two Pheasants Forever Habitat Specialists joined staff from Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks at Lovewell Wildlife Area to assist with an on-the-ground land stewardship project February 24, 2024. Volunteers and workers cleared trees from fence lines, pulled old wooden posts, and rolled dilapidated barbed-wire fence on a 40-acre tract west of the White Rock Creek boat ramp and camping area. KDWP purchased the tract from Pheasants Forever in 2022 and ...

Kansans are facing a rash of bills in the state legislature that will greatly affect hunters and anglers. It should be noted that all these bills originated from the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget, which is led by Representative Ken Corbet of Topeka. Below is a synopsis of each bill and its status. Please follow Kansas BHA on Instagram as well as the Kansas BHA Podcast for up-to-date information on these bills. If you are a Kansas hunter or angler, please reach ...

By Kurt Ratzlaff Kansas BHA Chapter Chair The words “What the heck am I doing here?” rattled around in my mind several times during the 48 hours I recently spent in Washington DC. But there I was, walking the ‘halls of Congress’, no less. To say I’d never done that before would be the understatement of a lifetime! The Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition had contacted the Kansas Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (and a few other chapters) to see if any Board members could go ...

On Election Day ballots will include Constitutional Amendment HCR-5014.  Voting “Yes” for this amendment to our State Constitution would give the Kansas Legislature direct authority over the management of fish and wildlife to the Legislature as opposed to KDWP professionals trained in the fish and wildlife management.  Supporters of the bill will argue this amendment creates a checks and balances to limit bureaucracy, however, KDWP’s internal checks and balances is the Wildlife Commission. ...

To help support the Kansas Chapter of BHA’s efforts to pack out public lands trash, Walton’s, Inc. and SMH Consultants will each be donating $5 to Kansas BHA for every bag of trash packed out of public lands in Kansas and recorded through the website submission form here during the month of September (up to $5,000 from each sponsor!).  You can help ensure the generous contribution from our friends at Walton’s and SMH is fully realized by grabbing a bag and picking up public land refuse while ...